A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Alotau in Papua New Guinea. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:27:56 / 10:27 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000j9va. Unique identifier: us1000j9va. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/03/19 / 2019-03-02 12:27:56 / March 2, 2019 @ 12:27 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 150.1011° East, -9.7861° South, depth 10 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alotau (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Alotau (c. 10 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 69 km NNW of Alotau, Papua New Guinea.
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